Investing.com – Brazil equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Real Estate and Consumption sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa added 1.60%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Bovespa were Marfrig Alimentos SA (SA:MRFG3), which rose 6.45% or 0.34 points to trade at 5.61 at the close. BR Malls Participacoes SA (SA:BRML3) added 6.08% or 0.68 points to end at 11.87 and BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (SA:BBSE3) was up 5.25% or 1.59 points to 31.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gafisa SA (SA:GFSA3), which lost 4.30% or 0.110 points to trade at 2.450 in late trade. Estacio Participacoes SA (SA:ESTC3) declined 3.59% or 0.46 points to end at 12.36 and EDP - Energias do Brasil SA (SA:ENBR3) shed 3.38% or 0.43 points to 12.30.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 163 to 149 and 7 ended unchanged on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was down 0.55% to 39.66.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.02% or 0.20 to $1104.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.15% or 0.94 to hit $44.81 a barrel, while the September US coffee C contract rose 4.75% or 6.05 to trade at $133.43 .
USD/BRL was down 1.85% to 3.4444, while EUR/BRL fell 1.41% to 3.7942.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.45% at 97.22.